Will to Power (Arch Enemy album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Will to Power

| type = studio

| artist = Arch Enemy

| cover = Cover of Will to Power by Arch Enemy.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2017|09|08|df=y}}

| recorded = 2016–2017

| studio = {{plainlist|

  • Studio Mega (Varberg, Sweden)
  • Sweetspot Satellite (Halmstad, Sweden)
  • Sweetspot (Harplinge, Sweden)
  • Riksmixingsverket (Stockholm, Sweden)

}}

| genre = Melodic death metal

| length = 50:32

| label = Century Media

| producer = {{hlist|Michael Amott|Daniel Erlandsson}}

| prev_title = War Eternal

| prev_year = 2014

| next_title = Deceivers

| next_year = 2022

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Will to Power

| type = studio

| single1 = The World Is Yours

| single1date = 14 July 2017

| single2 = The Eagle Flies Alone

| single2date = 25 August 2017

| single3 = The Race

| single3date = 17 October 2017

| single4 = Reason to Believe

| single4date = 7 December 2018

| single5 = My Shadow and I

| single5date = 18 March 2022}}

}}

Will to Power is the tenth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, released on 8 September 2017 via Century Media Records.{{Cite news|url=http://www.centurymedia.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=19837|title=Arch Enemy: Announce New Album and First Tour Dates|date=12 June 2017|publisher=Century Media Records|access-date=20 August 2017|archive-date=20 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820203428/http://www.centurymedia.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=19837|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/arch-enemy-to-release-will-to-power-album-in-september/|title=Arch Enemy To Release 'Will To Power' Album In September|date=22 May 2017|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=20 August 2017}} This is the first album to feature guitarist Jeff Loomis who joined the band in November 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/archenemyofficial/photos/a.174140145954210.37775.142695605765331/911816942186523/?type=3 |title=Arch Enemy welcomes Jeff Loomis as their new guitarist!...|website=Facebook|date=18 November 2014|access-date=20 August 2017}} It is also the first Arch Enemy album to feature a song with clean singing as lead vocals; the song, "Reason to Believe", is referred to as "their first ever, largely clean-sung power ballad."{{cite journal |last=Leivers |first=Danni |date=September 2017 |title=Arch Enemy Will To Power Century Media |url=http://teamrock.com/review/2017-08-14/arch-enemy-will-to-power-album-review |journal=Metal Hammer |publisher=Future Publishing |location=United Kingdom |issue=300 |page=84 |issn=0955-1190 |oclc=775087096}}

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Metal Hammer

| rev1score = 8/10

| rev2 = Metal Injection

| rev2score = 8.5/10{{cite web |url=http://www.metalinjection.net/reviews/arch-enemy-will-to-power|title=Album Review: Arch Enemy Will To Power |work=metalinjection.com |date=8 September 2017 |location=Brooklyn, New York |accessdate=16 October 2017}}

| rev3 = MetalSucks

| rev3score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2017/08/29/album-review-arch-enemys-will-to-power |title=Album Review: Arch Enemy's Will to Power |work=MetalSucks.net |date=29 August 2017 |location=Brooklyn, New York |accessdate=16 October 2017}}

| rev4 = Terrorizer

| rev4score = 6/10{{cite journal |last=Baker |first=Ross |date=November 2017 |title=Arch Enemy 'Will to Power' Century Media |journal=Terrorizer |publisher=Dark Arts |location=Leigh-on-Sea |issue=285 |page=51 |issn=1350-6978}}

}}

Ross Baker of Terrorizer gave the album a moderate rating, and wrote, "'Will To Power' doesn't see a dramatic stylistic shift from melodic death metal, but Michael Amott and company flex their muscles and experiment a bit on this tenth release."

Accolades

Metal Hammer magazine ranked Will to Power at No. 40 on its list of 100 Best Albums of 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/metal-hammers-100-best-albums-of-the-year-2017|title = Metal Hammer's 100 best albums of 2017|date = 15 December 2017}}

At the 2017 Burrn! magazine awards, the album won Best Album and Best Artwork, and the song "The World is Yours" won Best Tune.{{cite tweet|number=970615887169454081|user=archenemymetal|title=The 2017 annual BURRN! magazine (Japan) readers polls announced today! * Best Album: WILL TO POWER* Best Tune: T… |date=5 March 2018}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| total_length = 50:32

| all_writing =

| title1 = Set Flame to the Night

| lyrics1 = instrumental

| music1 = {{hlist|Michael Amott|Daniel Erlandsson}}

| length1 = 1:18

| title2 = The Race

| lyrics2 = Alissa White-Gluz

| music2 = {{hlist|Amott|Erlandsson}}

| length2 = 3:15

| title3 = Blood in the Water

| lyrics3 = Amott

| music3 = {{hlist|Amott|Erlandsson}}

| length3 = 3:55

| title4 = The World Is Yours

| lyrics4 = Amott

| music4 = {{hlist|Amott|Erlandsson}}

| length4 = 4:53

| title5 = The Eagle Flies Alone{{efn|Some versions of the album use the edited version of this song, which cuts out part of the intro, making it a length of 5:00.}}

| lyrics5 = Amott

| music5 = Amott

| length5 = 5:15

| title6 = Reason to Believe

| lyrics6 = Amott

| music6 = {{hlist|Amott|Christopher Amott}}

| length6 = 4:47

| title7 = Murder Scene

| lyrics7 = White-Gluz

| music7 = {{hlist|Amott|Erlandsson}}

| length7 = 3:50

| title8 = First Day in Hell

| lyrics8 = White-Gluz

| music8 = Amott

| length8 = 4:48

| title9 = Saturnine

| lyrics9 = instrumental

| music9 = Erlandsson

| length9 = 1:09

| title10 = Dreams of Retribution

| lyrics10 = Amott

| music10 = {{hlist|Amott|C. Amott|Erlandsson}}

| length10 = 6:40

| title11 = My Shadow and I

| lyrics11 = White-Gluz

| music11 = Amott

| length11 = 4:05

| title12 = A Fight I Must Win

| lyrics12 = {{hlist|Amott|White-Gluz}}

| music12 = {{hlist|Amott|Erlandsson}}

| length12 = 6:37

}}{{Track listing

| headline = Limited edition digipak

| total_length = 53:20

| title13 = City Baby Attacked by Rats

| writer13 = {{hlist|Colin Abrahall|Ross Lomas|Colin Blyth|Andrew Williams}}

| length13 = 2:48

| note13 = Charged GBH cover

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Råpunk (Deluxe box set vinyl EP)

| total_length = 9:29

| title1 = Warsystem

| writer1 = Lars Andrén

| length1 = 0:54

| note1 = The Shitlickers cover

| title2 = Armed Revolution

| writer2 = Andrén

| length2 = 0:51

| note2 = The Shitlickers cover

| title3 = Spräckta snutskallar

| writer3 = Andrén

| length3 = 0:51

| note3 = The Shitlickers cover

| title4 = The Leader (Of the Fuckin' Assholes)

| writer4 = Andrén

| length4 = 1:02

| note4 = The Shitlickers cover

| title5 = Nitad

| writer5 = Cliff Lundberg

| length5 = 1:06

| note5 = Moderat Likvidation cover

| title6 = When the Innocent Die

| writer6 = {{hlist|Tomas Jonsson|Charlie Claeson|Joakim Pettersson|Mats Skånberg}}

| length6 = 1:57

| note6 = Anti Cimex cover

| title7 = City Baby Attacked by Rats

| writer7 = {{hlist|Colin Abrahall|Ross Lomas|Colin Blyth|Andrew Williams}}

| length7 = 2:48

| note7 = Charged GBH cover

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition{{Cite web|url=http://www.trooper.co.jp/artist_archenemy.html|title=Trooper Entertainment Inc. – ARTIST-Arch Enemy|publisher=Trooper Entertainment|language=Japanese|access-date=20 August 2017}}

| total_length = 56:42

| title13 = Back to Back

| lyrics13 = Ronnie Atkins

| music13 = {{hlist|Ken Hammer|Alan Owen}}

| length13 = 3:22

| note13 = Pretty Maids cover

| title14 = City Baby Attacked by Rats

| lyrics14 = Colin Abrahall

| music14 = {{hlist||Ross Lomas|Colin Blyth|Andrew Williams}}

| length14 = 2:48

| note14 = Charged GBH cover

}}

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{{Notelist}}

Personnel

{{col-begin}}

{{Col-3}}

=Arch Enemy=

=Additional musicians=

  • Ulf Janson – strings arrangement (12), conducting
  • Henrik Janson – strings arrangement (12), conducting
  • Stockholm Session Strings – strings performance
  • Ulf Forsberg, Christian Bergqvist, Per Öman, Ulrika Jansson, Bo Söderström, Torbjörn Bernhardsson – violin
  • Tony Bauer, Riikka Repo – viola
  • Johanna Sjunnesson – cello
  • Jens Johansson – keyboards (4, 9, 10)
  • Christopher Amott – keyboards (6), guitars (6)

{{Col-3}}

=Technical personnel=

  • Alex Reisfar – front cover artwork
  • Costin Chioreanu – booklet artwork, booklet layout
  • Katja Kuhl – photography
  • Tom Couture – photography
  • Jens Bogren – mixing, mastering
  • Johan Örnborg – drum engineering
  • Tobias Strandvik – drum tech
  • Rickard Bengtsson – lead guitar engineering
  • Staffan Karlsson – vocal engineering and production
  • Linn Fijal – string engineering

{{col-end}}

Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (2017)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|26|artist=Arch Enemy|album=Will to Power|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 September 2017}}
{{album chart|Austria|6|artist=Arch Enemy|album=Will to Power|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 September 2017}}
{{album chart|Flanders|11|artist=Arch Enemy|album=Will to Power|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 September 2017}}
{{album chart|Wallonia|15|artist=Arch Enemy|album=Will to Power|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 September 2017}}
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|80|artist=Arch Enemy|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2017}}
{{album chart|Czech|5|date=201737|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2017}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|11|artist=Arch Enemy|album=Will to Power|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 September 2017}}
{{album chart|Finland|2|artist=Arch Enemy|album=Will to Power|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 September 2017}}
{{album chart|France|22|artist=Arch Enemy|album=Will to Power|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2017}}
{{album chart|Germany4|3|id=336995|artist=Arch Enemy|album=Will to Power|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 September 2017}}
{{album chart|Hungary|13|year=2017|week=37|artist=Arch Enemy|album=Will to Power|rowheader=true|accessdate=23 September 2017}}
scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2017-09-15|title=NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=18 September 2017|access-date=15 September 2017}}

| 10

{{album chart|Scotland|24|date=20170915|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 September 2017}}
scope="row"| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE){{cite web|url=http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/3508-%C3%81lbumes-semana-37-2017|title=Top 100 Álbumes — Semana 37: del 08.09.2017 al 14.09.2017|publisher=Productores de Música de España|language=Spanish|accessdate=21 September 2017}}

| 17

scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=15 September 2017}} Click on "Veckans albumlista".

| 11

{{album chart|Switzerland|5|artist=Arch Enemy|album=Will to Power|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 September 2017}}
{{album chart|UK2|37|date=20170915|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 September 2017}}
scope="row"| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC){{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-albums-chart/20170915/112/|title=Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=15 September 2017|access-date=18 December 2021}}

| 3

{{album chart|Billboard200|90|artist=Arch Enemy|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2017}}
{{album chart|BillboardHardRock|3|artist=Arch Enemy|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2017}}
{{album chart|BillboardRock|15|artist=Arch Enemy|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2017}}

References